Great White Sharks

In this May, 22, 2019, photo, a woman walks with her dogs at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. There’s growing evidence that the number of great white sharks is on the rise along Canada’s East Coast, where plans are in the works to post for the first time warning signs for beachgoers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Charles Krupa

New great white shark warning signs in the works for Canada’s east coast

Population of apex predator appears to be growing, expert says

Rick Austin catches a juvenile great white shark while fishing for striped bass in the Minas Basin, N.S., in this handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Rick Austin

Nova Scotia angler hooks juvenile great white shark and story of a lifetime

‘When you hook them up, they’ll come back and wreak vengeance on you’

Saanich author Mark Leiren-Young recently released a new book highlighting research showing sharks are more intelligent and less harmful than popular myths suggest. (Photo provided by Mark Leiren-Young)

B.C. author works to dispel myths about sharks in new book

Bite-sized facts help Mark Leiren-Young share knowledge from countless researchers

This image released by Warner Bros. Discovery shows a great white shark at the water’s surface. The death of two great white sharks in Atlantic Canada within days is abnormal, say researchers. They’re the ocean’s apex predators, but what caused the deaths is a mystery to researchers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP- Warner Bros. Discovery via AP

Deaths of two great whites off Maritimes within weeks ‘highly unusual’: researcher

Great white shark is endangered under the federal Species at Risk Act

This image released by Warner Bros. Discovery shows a great white shark at the water’s surface. The death of two great white sharks in Atlantic Canada within days is abnormal, say researchers. They’re the ocean’s apex predators, but what caused the deaths is a mystery to researchers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP- Warner Bros. Discovery via AP

Ocearch team members work to remove a hook from a shark on board a shark research vessel in LaHave, N.S., Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Riley Smith

Researchers see little evidence that more white sharks are prowling North Atlantic

Despite anecodotal evidence, study says number of great whites in Canadian waters holding steady

Ocearch team members work to remove a hook from a shark on board a shark research vessel in LaHave, N.S., Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Riley Smith